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Revelation 20:4 — compare English translations

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Revelation 20:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

Καὶ kaí G2532 and ἴδον horáō G3708 to see θρόνους thrónos G2362 throne καὶ kaí G2532 and ἐκάθισαν kathízō G2523 to settle ἐπ’ epí G1909 upon αὐτούς autós G846 he καὶ kaí G2532 and κρίμα kríma G2917 decree ἐδόθη dídōmi G1325 to give αὐτοῖς autós G846 he καὶ kaí G2532 and τὰς ho G3588 the ψυχὰς psychḗ G5590 soul τῶν ho G3588 the πεπελεκισμένων pelekízō G3990 to behead διὰ diá G1223 through τὴν ho G3588 the μαρτυρίαν martyría G3141 testimony Ἰησοῦ Iēsoûs G2424 Jesus καὶ kaí G2532 and διὰ diá G1223 through τὸν ho G3588 the λόγον lógos G3056 word τοῦ ho G3588 the θεοῦ theós G2316 God καὶ kaí G2532 and οἵτινες hóstis G3748 whoever οὐ ou G3756 not προσεκύνησαν proskynéō G4352 to worship τὸ ho G3588 the θηρίον thēríon G2342 wild animal οὐδὲ oudé G3761 neither τὴν ho G3588 the εἰκόνα eikṓn G1504 image αὐτοῦ autós G846 he καὶ kaí G2532 and οὐκ ou G3756 not ἔλαβον lambánō G2983 to take τὸ ho G3588 the χάραγμα cháragma G5480 engraved mark ἐπὶ epí G1909 upon τὸ ho G3588 the μέτωπον métōpon G3359 forehead καὶ kaí G2532 and ἐπὶ epí G1909 upon τὴν ho G3588 the χεῖρα cheír G5495 hand αὐτῶν autós G846 he καὶ kaí G2532 and ἔζησαν záō G2198 to live καὶ kaí G2532 and ἐβασίλευσαν basileúō G936 to reign μετὰ metá G3326 with τοῦ ho G3588 the Χριστοῦ Christós G5547 Christ χίλια chílioi G5507 thousand ἔτη étos G2094 year

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    I saw thrones, and they sat on them, and judgment was given to them. I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and such as didn't worship the beast nor his image, and didn't receive the mark on their forehead and on their hand. They lived, and reigned with Christ for the thousand years.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And I saw thrones, and they sat on them and judgment was given to them, both the souls of the ones having been beheaded for the testimony of Jesus and for the word of God and those who did not worship the beast or his image and did not receive the mark on the forehead or on their hand. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

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